Dewhurst uses popular video game to target Cruz

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s campaign released a web video Monday using the familiar Pac Man arcade game, with a Texas twist, to target his runoff opponent and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz.

The one-minute web ad features a Cruz avatar, rather than the traditional “Pac Man” character, chomping down on campaign contributions from political action committees based in Washington D.C., including Club for Growth, Freedom Works and the Senate Conservatives Fund PAC.

“Game Over” appears on the screen after Cruz’s avatar is stopped by a Texas symbol, rather than a ghost, the traditional villain in the 1980′s video game.

Dewhurst’s first attack video of the runoff election targets Cruz for receiving money from D.C. super PAC’s, a narrative that has been highlighted by Dewhurst’s campaign to label Cruz as a “Washington Insider.”

Cruz has countered similar attacks in the past by pointing to the large number of small donations from Texans.

Both candidates have been aided by millions from PAC’s. Dewhurst has received the most support from the Texas-based PAC Texas Conservatives Fund, led by Rob Johnson, a former campaign manager for Gov. Rick Perry.